Ayatollah Gholam Reza Rezvani passed away on April 21 and was laid to rest in the holy city of Qom at Hazrat Fatemeh Masoumeh holy shrine.

Qumi in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the death of Ayatollah is a big loss to the whole Muslim Community. â€œAyatollah was a great teacher, revered Muslim, religious figure and a pious human being. His death is not only a loss to the Iranian nation but also to all Muslims across the world,â€ Qumi described.

â€œWe need to follow his teachings. He has left us physically but will remain in our hearts always,â€ he added.

Meanwhile Qumi prayed for the departed soul and extended his heartfelt condolences and sympathies with the bereaved family.

A number of clerics and officials, including the foreign minister of Iran, the Majlis speaker and the Judiciary chief, offered condolences over the death of Ayatollah Gholam Reza Rezvani.